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Consumers’ and Physicians’ Growing Embrace of Digital Health via PwC

Health Populi

We’ve reached an inflection point on the demand side among consumers for digital health options, PwC suggests in their report on the New Health Economy coming of age. The report outlines health/care industry issues for 2019, with a strong focus on digital health.

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Bonus Features – October 13, 2024 – 85% of clinicians waste at least an hour a day on admin tasks, 82% of healthcare organizations hit with a cyberattack experience a disruption to patient care, plus 20 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

Another ASTP/ONC post found only 20% of HIE organizations are using HL7 FHIR APIs to send and receive data. A survey from the Peterson Health Technology Institute found 86% of providers plan to maintain or increase their level of digital health spending in 2025.

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One Way to Improve U.S. Healthcare, Lower Costs and Drive Outcomes? “Unvendor,” Asserts Dr. Harm Scherpbier in His New Book

Health Populi

Given that Harm recently participated in the annual 2025 HIMSS conference , I was keen to know how his collegial physicians and health IT professionals were reacting to the idea of unvendoring. RPA is a great example of health technology in the unvendor environment. JSK note: more on the word roadmap later in this post].

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Bonus Features – February 25, 2024 – 73% of digital health vendors use FHIR APIs, 83% of clinicians think telemedicine is good for chronic condition management, plus 28 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

Reps Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced the Patient Matching and Transparency in Certified Health IT (MATCH IT) Act of 2024 , which would standardize the way demographic information is entered into certified health IT products and ensure more precise patient matches.

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Bonus Features – November 3, 2024 – 95% of consumers want an easier way to pay medical bills, 90% of medical devices aren’t running anti-malware software, plus 35 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

The latest report from Peterson Health Technology Institute concluded digital hypertension solutions warrant broader adoption , especially if they come with medication management features. A Gozio Health survey found 80% of healthcare leaders say their solutions for patient self-management are only somewhat effective.

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Amwell Releases Open Platform for Integrating Multiple Virtual Care Applications

Healthcare IT Today

Telehealth vendor Amwell has released a platform allowing providers to integrate multiple types of virtual health services using a single infrastructure. Amwell’s Converge platform is designed to integrate with existing workflows, EHRs, patient portals and consumer digital health technologies. Its goal is to […].

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The Digital Health Hype Cycle 2018

Lloyd Price

As we enter the 8th week of 2018, I wanted to share my thoughts on what I see as the cutting edge, emerging, developing and mature technologies from around the digital health world visualised in a "Digital Health Hype Cycle 2018" infographic. What is a Hype Cycle?